beefterpene
Active Member
I seriously wouldn't push it under 14. I've had early May outdoor try to bloom before and that's where I am for daylight not including twilight, I'm two mins behind terpy with 5:17 civil twilight and 5:48 Sun up (14 hrs 7 mins not including twilight).What’s the minimum amount of light needed for plants not to flower?
Clones are more temperamental than seed plants ime as well. Have had no issues going out end of May/ begining of June with seed plants coming out of 24 hr before and some clones will try it coming out of 18/6 too. Cultivar dependent really, you have to think genetically a equatorial sativa will be genetically disposed to 12/12 (or close to) from seed. Just like there are some highland cold weather varieties that don't start flowering til well into August but wrap up before Octover 15th. You won't find a real answere to the question aside from looking into.
I guess you definitely don't want to flirt the line of flowering when you put them out and then reverting. It's a waste of up to a month with the confusion, stall and revert. Plus those ugly ass stress leaves. The unruly structure can be fun to turn into a Bush but if that's the case just fully flower it out indoor then fully revert to veg before putting outside.
Sorry for getting long winded but going out top early is worse than starting too late IMO